Monthly Archives: <span>February 2009</span>

Attorney: New Jersey Teen Abandoned in Woods Bears Emotional Scars

A woman who says she was deceived and abandoned by her angry friends in the woods of northern New Jersey on a frigid night bears scars both physical and emotional from her ordeal, her lawyer said Friday. Three women who …

Jet Owner Sues South Carolina Airport, Manufactuerr, Tire Company

The owner and operator of a private jet that crashed last year, killing four people, is suing the South Carolina airport, the plane’s manufacturer and a tire company. Rock drummer Travis Barker and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM, whose real …

Kentucky Reeling from Ice Storm; Slow FEMA Response Hit

In some parts of rural Kentucky, they’re getting water the old-fashioned way — with pails from a creek. There’s not room for one more sleeping bag on the shelter floor. The creative are flushing their toilets with melted snow. At …

S&P Takes Rating Actions on Aurora, Unipol, UGF Ahead Of Merger

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has withdrawn its ‘A-‘ long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Italy-based composite insurer Aurora Assicurazioni SpA (Aurora), ahead of its merger into the new UGF Assicurazioni SpA on Feb. …

Feds Launch Criminal Probe Into Georgia Peanut Processing Plant

The government has opened a criminal investigation into the Georgia peanut-processing plant at the center of the national salmonella outbreak, federal officials said. Stephen Sundlof, head of the Food and Drug Administration’s food safety center, said the Justice Department will …

Detroit Police Officer Found Guilty of Auto Insurance Fraud

A Detroit police officer has been convicted of writing bogus accident reports to support fraudulent auto insurance claims. Attorney General Mike Cox says 36-year-old Kevin Schuh of Brown City wrote up reports of accidents that either were misleading or never …

Order in the Classroom: Indiana Teachers Seek Some Immunity

Morgan County teacher Angela Williams tries to maintain order in her special education classroom by keeping students from talking out or leaving their seats without permission. But she said she often hears a disturbing response from disruptive students: They say …